{"id":1514,"date":"2009-08-19T16:44:08","date_gmt":"2009-08-19T20:44:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/glutenfreeislife.wordpress.com\/2009\/08\/19\/yucca-root-naturally-gluten-free\/"},"modified":"2009-08-19T16:44:08","modified_gmt":"2009-08-19T20:44:08","slug":"yucca-root-naturally-gluten-free","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.glutenfreeislife.com\/?p=1514","title":{"rendered":"Yucca Root = Naturally Gluten-free"},"content":{"rendered":"

Do you know what kind of food I like best?  The kind that is naturally gluten-free and minimally processed.  I think chocolate fits in that category, but I am not talking about chocolate today.  Don’t worry, chocolate still holds  a place in my heart.  \ud83d\ude09  <\/p>\n

I have seen various posts in the blog world about the yucca root.  I hadn’t heard of it before and was intrigued.  I saw that the yucca was being cut into fry shapes and then baked in the oven.  I have posted numerous other veggies that I like to eat like fries, so why not yucca?  Yucca is also called cassava<\/a>.  Yucca is actually very familiar to those of us on a gluten-free diet.  It is known as one of the most widely used gluten-free flours, tapioca!  Yucca has a mild flavor and can be used in place of potatoes in  soups, dumplings, stews, gravies & more.  <\/p>\n

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I chose to peel & bake\/roast my yucca root last night to go along with my BBQ chicken breasts.  Once I peeled the yucca, I laid out on a baking sheet that I sprayed with Pam and then sprayed the root itself with Pam.  You could toss with EVOO & spices, too.  I then seasoned with just salt & pepper, as I wanted a good idea of what the yucca itself tasted like.  I baked at 400 or so for about 20 – 30 minutes, flipping after about 15 minutes and then checking every 5 minutes after that.  I have to say that this is one of my new favorite forms of fries!  Holy YUM!!  The yucca fries had a crispier outside & a potatoey (is that a word?) inside.  Super mild flavor.  I dipped them in Organic Ketchup, but they would be good dipped in all kinds of sauces…..Frank’s Red Hot, Honey Mustard, BBQ, etc.  <\/p>\n

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I can see adding yucca to my list of produce that I buy weekly now.  Very nice change of pace and delicious, too!  Interested in the other fries that I have made?  Here they are:<\/p>\n